Selling copyright of yet to be written novels in the present times also indicates this. Many poets lived a good life due to the support they received from Kings and landlords of their times confirming the second benefit of monetary earnings. Many readers have also become scholars and earned their names by following the earlier writers. Generations after generations have read and enjoyed the epics in many languages and their times are entirely immaterial. Many well known and respected names in the literary world today bear testimony to this. The first benefit of earning name and fame directly belongs to the writer. Sixth is to receive suitable advice which is similar to the one given by a loving wife.ДЄre these the true benefits? They really are, but the benefits may accrue to the writer or reader or both. Fifth is to obtain immediate pleasure from reading or contemplating on it. Fourth benefit is to escape from evil effects of life, by application of knowledge gained from Literature. Third benefit is to understand the world and dealing with its ways (Vyavahara Jnana). Second is for earning money and material rewards. Mammata has enumerated six direct benefits from Literature.В First of them is earning name and fame. Mammata was the maternal uncle of SriHarsha, whose 'Naishadeeya Charitam' is reckoned as one of the five great works in Sanskrit literature. 'Kavya Prakasha' of a scholar poet by name Mammata deals with many aspects of Poetics including the benefits from Literature. The discussions of the earlier scholars appears to have taken a solid form around 10th or 11th century AD. Unfortunately, many of them are lost and not available now. Subsequent Indian scholars have dealt on the benefits of Literature or Poetry extensively. 'Natya Shastra' of Bharatamuni is also of around the same time. Aristotle's 'Poetics' is as old as 4th century BC. What are the benefits that can derived from literature? Answering this important question has been attempted for generations all over the world. It is also a written evidence of human achievements and failures'. It opens new horizons of imagination that leads to an entirely new world. 'Literature is a documentation of life seen, known and recorded in an artistic way. The following definition appears to be the closest to what many consider as a good definition of 'Literature': It has evolved over the years, starting from rock cut paintings and palm leaf preservations to modren day printing and literature on the web. In the Indian context, the word often used for Literature is 'Kavya', which includes stage plays (Drushya kavya) also. It is universal and often beautiful and provides the readers with wonderful experiences while reading and understanding it. Literature represents language or people or culture and tradition. It is most commonly used to refer to works of creative imagination including works of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. It describes anything from creative writing to more technical and scientific works as well. Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Literature is defined in many different ways. The word 'Literature' is understood by all, but to give a universally acceptable definition of the word is indeed difficult. It isВ worthwhile to spend some time on discussing these issues. What is Literature? Why does anyone write something? Why do others read it? What is the definition of Literature? What are the uses of Literature?В These are some of the questions that are relevant for all times.

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